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Muscle Car Of The Week Video #40: 1965 Shelby G.T. 350 R Racing School Car
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You could say that this 1965 Shelby G.T. 350 R has lived several different
lives. It started off as a Wimbledon White '65 Mustang Fastback, then went off to
Shelby American to be turned into a '65 Shelby G.T. 350. However, it did
not go to a dealer for street sale, as it was selected to be used by Ford
as a promotional vehicle. That tour of duty ended in August of '65, when
the car went back to Shelby American for its next chapter for use as one of
the 3 Shelby G.T. 350 Driving School cars. While there, the car slowly
received modifications that basically transformed it into an R model
Competition car. In fact, it was actually re-identified by Shelby as the
37th G.T. 350R Competition car while at Shelby American. The car was also
used as the prototype for the G.T. 500 427 big block cars for 1967. The
driveline was returned to a 289, and it was eventually sold as a G.T. 350 R
and raced in SCCA events in California. The engine was blown, the car was
stored, and the discovered in the late 1980s and restored to the form you
see here today. It remains one of the most interesting stories of all the
cars in the Brothers Collection, and one of our favorites here at Muscle
Car Of The Week!